House panel approves assortment of PFAS proposals
According to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), a House of Representatives subcommittee last week approved a slate of…
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EPA, Army Corps repealing 2015 WOTUS rule, recodifying definition
At an event last month in Albany, N.Y., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Pete Lopez, joined by representatives…
Smart treatment, smart investment: New report details impact investment strategies in water
By Peter Yolles and Cynthia Koehler Newsflash: our water-stressed, climate-changing world is a major resilience challenge for communities. But there’s…
Why My Capital Planning Role Is So Challenging…
By Kristy Neckowicz Although roles in planning differ, we’ve seen, time and again, the same handful of challenges related to the…
Water sector briefs Congress, EPA on new affordability strategy
During meetings on Capitol Hill and at EPA in late August, the lead authors of the joint NACWA, American Water…
Letter to the Editor: A Farming Perspective on Agricultural Nutrient Runoff
By Don Wauthier The cover article in Water Finance & Management’s June issue by Michael Curley about agricultural nutrient runoff was…
COMMENTARY: Trust Your Engineers to Choose the Right Project Materials
By Abe Munfakh As a professional engineer, I have spent my career focused on infrastructure projects. While this has given me…
Senate approves budget deal that could boost EPA funds
Last week the Senate signed off on a bipartisan, two-year budget deal that lays the groundwork for lawmakers to make…
COMMENTARY: Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
By Dan Buckley As contractors, engineers and business owners, we deal with numbers every day. As I give you a…
Bill introduced to restore advanced refunding of municipal bonds
U.S. House Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) — co-chairs of the bipartisan House Municipal Finance Caucus —…